Advocacy

Ask an Elections Expert – Advocacy

Kim Alexander is president and founder of the California Voter Foundation (CVF), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization established in 1994 and dedicated to improving the voting process to better serves voters. CVF is a longtime leader in advancing the responsible use of technology in the democratic process, pioneering online voter education and campaign finance disclosure, and transparency and auditing requirements for computerized voting systems. Current priorities include improving voter access to election information, restoring election funding to California’s budget, and improving the vote-by-mail process. Alexander received her B.A. in political science and philosophy from UC Santa Barbara and lives in Sacramento.

Stephanie Singer has assembled, analyzed and explained data for private businesses, public agencies, campaigns and election oversight. From 2012-2016, she served on the Philadelphia County Board of Elections improving communication, modernizing processes, rooting out corruption and protecting voters’ rights. She won the post by defeating a 36-year incumbent in a citywide election. Singer co-chaired the statewide Election Reform Committee of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania and is an active member of the national Election Verification Network. Singer studied math and computer science at Yale and Stanford, earned a Ph.D. from New York University and has written two books on physical mathematics.

Expert Areas

Voter registration lists, poll workers, election culture, citizen oversight and the role of parties in election conduct, especially in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.